Dover Dance
~Directions
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The City Hall is set back from the street and has columns in the front entrance as you go up the stairs. The address is:
288 Central Avenue
Dover, NH 03820
Parking Choices
Parking is available on the street all around the City Hall. At night you can park in the Library parking lot. If you look at the directions from everywhere but Maine, turning at the second traffic light on Silver Street puts you on Locust Street. Across from the City Hall on Locust Street is the Library; the parking lot is behind the Library. Do not park in the lot on the left side of City Hall (from the front); you'll get a ticket!
From the South
Take I-95 North to Portsmouth. Take Exit 4 (a left exit) onto the Spaulding Turnpike (Rt. 16) North.
In Dover, take Exit 8E onto Silver Street. Follow Silver Street until it ends (about a mile) at the the third set of lights. You will be at the intersection of Central Avenue.
Turn left and go a quarter of a mile. Dover City Hall will be on your left.
There is parking on the street or behind the building from the Hale Street side. Hale Street is the first road on the left side of the building.
See note above for other parking alternatives.
From the North
Take the Spaulding Turnpike (Rt. 16) south toward Dover.
In Dover, take Exit 8E onto Silver Street. Follow Silver Street until it ends (about a mile) at the the third set of lights. You will be at the intersection of Central Avenue.
Turn left and go a quarter of a mile. Dover City Hall will be on your left.
There is parking on the street or behind the building from the Hale Street side. Hale Street is the first road on the left side of the building.
See note above for other parking alternatives.
From the Concord Area
Take Rt. 4 East to the Lee traffic Circle. Go half way around, staying on Rt. 4. Continue for about 1 mile until you come to the Rt. 155 exit.
Take the exit and turn left onto Rt. 155 North. Continue on Rt. 155 for approximately 5.5 miles.
Go through the first set of lights and cross over the Spaulding Turnpike in Dover. Rt. 155 becomes Silver Street after the overpass.
Follow Silver Street until it ends (about a mile) at the the third set of lights. You will be at the intersection of Central Avenue.
Turn left and go a quarter of a mile. Dover City Hall will be on your left.
There is parking on the street or behind the building from the Hale Street side. Hale Street is the first road on the left side of the building.
See note above for other parking alternatives.
From the Manchester Area
Take Rt. 101 East to Rt. 125 North. At the Lee Traffic Circle, take Rt. 4 South for about mile until you get to the Rt. 155 exit.
Take the exit and turn left onto Rt. 155 North. Continue on Rt. 155 for approximately 5.5 miles.
Go through the first set of lights and cross over the Spaulding Turnpike in Dover. Rt. 155 becomes Silver Street after the overpass.
Follow Silver Street until it ends (about a mile) at the the third set of lights. You will be at the intersection of Central Avenue.
Turn left and go a quarter of a mile. Dover City Hall will be on your left.
There is parking on the street or behind the building from the Hale Street side. Hale Street is the first road on the left side of the building.
See note above for other parking alternatives.
From Maine and the Atlantic Provinces
From I-95, take the Wells Exit and take a right at the end of the exit ramp onto Rt. 109. Shortly you'll come to Rt. 9.
Turn left on Rt. 9 toward North Berwick; follow it for about 6 1/2 miles until you come to North Berwick. Note: In both North and South Berwick and Dover the speed limits are rather low approaching and exiting town, and you risk getting a ticket if you go as fast as might seem comfortable.
In North Berwick take a left at the light. You're still on Rt. 9, but now stay on Maine Rt. 4 which you've joined; Rt. 9 branches off toward Berwick shortly. Continue another 6 1/2 miles until you reach South Berwick.
In South Berwick you come to a T intersection. Take a left; you're still on Rt. 4. Stay on Rt. 4 bearing to the right at the intersection with Rt. 236 and you'll get to the New Hampshire State Line; you're now on NH Rt. 4. From there it's about 4 miles to downtown Dover.
As you come in to town you'll pass the Dover Ice Arena and Outdoor Pool on your right. When the road forks, bear left down a hill.
At the end of the street you will be come to a one-way road. You will be facing a large mill building across the street. Turn right and get into the far left lane as you want to be in a position to reverse direction at the top of the hill. Note: It's best not to turn until you can get into the far left lane right away.
At the first set of lights, bear left and get onto the main street; get into the right lane. Note: Again, it's best not to turn until you can get into the right lane right away.
You'll pass through downtown Dover, and go across the Cocheco River. At the set of lights at the next intersection, go straight through the lights and City Hall will be on your right almost immediately.
There is parking on the street or behind the building from the Hale Street side. Hale Street is the road on the right just before the building.
See note above for other parking alternatives.
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Dover dance, 8/4/05, with the Lamprey River Band not quite visible on stage. Photo by Michael Wilfert, used with his permission.
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